Perhaps no industry has been affected so deeply, so rapidly by the cloud economy as media, publishing and entertainment. Barriers to entry are down and talent abounds. In 2017, we can expect that change will continue as consumers will be flooded with rich content and an array of choices on how to consume and pay for it. We expect 2017 to see some early innovations in virtual reality hardware as costs come down and augmented reality become more of a factor. In the news world, we expect traditional media to position itself as authentic news against the onslaught of near-news outlets.

Does it seem to be taking longer and longer to reconcile your organization’s financials at the end of each month? Are your financial forecasts are more speculative than solid figures? Are you having trouble in terms of keeping track of the volume of order and customer satisfaction is taking a hit as a result? Are you having trouble tracking the entire inventory? Well, it seems like your organization has outgrown its previous legacy operation and it seems like you should consider an ERP system.